STEM Research Showcase

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Kaiser / RESEARCH STUDENT Duc Vu PROJECT Examining the Role of the AAA+ ATPase Domain of the Bacterial Defense Factor BrxC

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Yasuda / RESEARCH STUDENTS Erin Tanaka, Kevin Huang, Kevin Nguyen / PROJECT Paternal Effect Genes and Animal Development

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Whitlow / RESEARCH STUDENTS Emma Weaver, Laurel Shepherd, Miranda Gormley / PROJECT Hopping Around the Salish Sea: Investigating How Shoreline Modification and Kelp Affect Wrack, Invertebrate, and Bird Communities

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Zanis / RESEARCH STUDENT Lilka Clocksin PROJECT Decifering Micrasterias rotata (Desmidiaceae Habitat Preference Using Experimental Microcosms)

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Zanis / RESEARCH STUDENT Nicole Teola / PROJECT DNA Barcoding and Population Genetics of Micrasterias Species

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Luckey / RESEARCH STUDENT Rohan Sethi PROJECT Hypertension in Motion: A Support to a Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Exercise Intensity on Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Hypertensive Rat Model

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Kremer-Herman / RESEARCH STUDENTS Anna Muller, Colin Hanrahan, Hadiya Chishti / PROJECT Sugarscape: Creating a Nexus for Interdisciplinary Research

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Kremer-Herman and Dr. Rutherford RESEARCH STUDENTS Amanda Nouwens, Gina Philipose, Rena Ahn, Zach Mullen / PROJECT Super Simple Biology Simulations

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Juneja / RESEARCH STUDENT Ashleen Sandhu PROJECT Beyond Words: How Text-to-Image Models Interpret Adjectives Across Various Dimensions

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Juneja / RESEARCH STUDENT Bryan Kim PROJECT Bias in the Spotlight: Analyzing Text-to-Image Models for Music Awards and Genre Representation

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Samavi / RESEARCH STUDENTS Aaron Shrestha, Benjamin Philipose, Yonnas Alemu / PROJECT Using Machine Learning for Early Detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Bae / RESEARCH STUDENTS Alivia Zhao, Garland Lau PROJECT GeoAI for Walkable Path Planning

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Zhao / RESEARCH STUDENT Riley Young PROJECT A Tale of Two Cities: Insights from Software Developers in Big Tech and Non-Tech Workplaces

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Milkowski / RESEARCH STUDENT Max Tran PROJECT CASE: Context Aware Screen-based Estimation of Gaze

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Whidbey / RESEARCH STUDENTS Eugene Kiera Tanaputra, Jillian Hesse / PROJECT Labeling of Live Microglia Cells
and Protein Activity Assays

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Whidbey / RESEARCH STUDENT Tusani Nhleko PROJECT Activity-Based Protein Profiling for Functional Annotation

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Latch / RESEARCH STUDENTS Megan Morris, Roan Weinkauf / PROJECT Development of a Spectrophotometric Chlorine Actinometer for Field and Laboratory Use

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Latch / RESEARCH STUDENT Emily Chaffe / PROJECT Development of Quantitative-Structure Activity Relationships for Photochemical Reactions Involving Triplet Natural Organic Matter

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Frato / RESEARCH STUDENTS Ainsley Yukawa, Norah Zampardo, Willow Rotton / PROJECT Optimizing GC-MS Protocols for Monolignol Detection in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Skogerboe / RESEARCH STUDENT Lior Fisher PROJECT Preserving the Essence of a Crime: Development and
Evaluation of a Solid Phase Carbon Extraction/GC-MS Method to Capture the Smellprint of Forensic Evidence

FACULTY MENTORS Dr. Alaimo and Dr. Whidbey / RESEARCH STUDENTS Megan Bigalk, Zoe Quach / PROJECT Synthesis of Metabolic Mimicking Probes

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Alaimo / RESEARCH STUDENT Mireya Haran PROJECT A Copper-Catalyzed Approach to Selective Ortho-Nitration of Arenes: Exploring C-H and C-F Functionalization Supported by Bidente Directing Groups

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Louie / RESEARCH STUDENT Melvin Dang PROJECT Determining importance of Precise Load Profile Estimation for Residential Off-Grid Solar Power on the Navajo Nation

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Louie / RESEARCH STUDENT Dean Aquino PROJECT Automated Data Collection for Residential Off-Grid Solar Power on the Navajo Nation

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Louie / RESEARCH STUDENT Daniel Kasakula PROJECT Battery Discharge Tests Using Variable Load Profiles for Off-Grid Power Systems

FACULTY MENTORS Dr. Abraham / RESEARCH STUDENT Loritha Keza PROJECT Edge Computing for Remote Environmental Monitoring

FACULTY MENTORS Dr. Riazi / RESEARCH STUDENTS Azul Davila Carrasco, Sam Kinerk / PROJECT Optimizing Pipe Network Design Using Genetic Algorithm Integration in EPANET

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Lee / RESEARCH STUDENT Samhita Tovinkere PROJECT Effect of Vegetation Change on Streamflow in the Tolt River

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Zhang / RESEARCH STUDENT Lukas Nitsche PROJECT Machine Learning, Precision Medicine and Health Disparities

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Bahuaud / RESEARCH STUDENT Craig Horton PROJECT A Mathematical Exploration of Kepler’s Laws

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Egan / RESEARCH STUDENTS Amanda Blunt, Jonathan Shiner / PROJECT Ocean Rainfall Detection Using Spotter Buoy Audio Data

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Carter / RESEARCH STUDENT Joanna Van Liew PROJECT Modeling Broad-Frequency-Band Water-Wave Experiments

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Carter / RESEARCH STUDENT Makayla Allen PROJECT The Derivation of the Korteweg-De Vries Equation

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Dadfarnia / RESEARCH STUDENTS Rowen Jorgensen, Samuel Hannah / PROJECT Failure of 3D Printed Objects Under Combined Load Conditions

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Hoang / RESEARCH STUDENTS EJ Edora, Ian Agopsowicz, Marco-Antonio Sahagun, Sameer Gill, Samuel Mesfin / PROJECT Tuning and Validating a Multi-Rotor Drone Model Using a Stationary Frame

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Ren / RESEARCH STUDENTS Jacob Shinsato, Justin Lewis, Karin Stoddart, Michi Tawara, Ty Smith, Vincent Reitinger PROJECT Molecular Dynamics-Informed Optimization of Cryoprotectant Solutions for Enhanced Single-Mode Electromagnetic Rewarming

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Han / RESEARCH STUDENTS Ava Wiese, Devin Raleigh, Ethan Holden / PROJECT Phase Changing Materials (PCMs) in Soft Robotics

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Han / RESEARCH STUDENTS Kai Boydon, Eric Olson PROJECT Development of Air Tight Soft Robotic Actuators

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. Hughes / RESEARCH STUDENTS Fiona Kovisto, Leander Villarta, Vy Vuong / PROJECT Tidal Disruption of the Globular Cluster NGC 6544

FACULTY MENTOR Dr. McEwen / RESEARCH STUDENT Sarah Albrecht PROJECT SpaceTimePy: Scientific Computing and General Relativity

FACULTY MENTORS Dr. Alberg / RESEARCH STUDENT Alejandro Enguidanos PROJECT Vector Meson Contributions to the Light Polarized Sea Asymmetry of the Proton